ALJ/JPO/eap Mailed 1/13/2006

Decision 06-01-003 January 12, 2006

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Application for Approval of a Transfer of Control of FreedomStarr Communications, Inc. to AmericanFone, LLC. U-5892-C

Application 03-10-048 (Filed October 22, 2003)

OPINION AUTHORIZING TRANSFER
OF CONTROL AND IMPOSING A FINE

I. Summary

This decision grants the joint application of FreedomStarr Communications, Inc. (FreedomStarr) and AmericanFone, LLC (AmericanFone), collectively Applicants, for approval of the transfer of control of FreedomStarr to AmericanFone. The approval is prospective in nature. At Applicants' request, FreedomStarr's certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) is limited to the provision of resold local exchange and interexchange telecommunications services. Also, we impose a fine of $500 for failure to obtain advance approval of the transfer.